Sediment Reduction and Erosion Prevention

The HCRCD assist landowners with projects that treat roads, stream banks, and landslides to reduce sediment and improve water quality. Other erosion prevention and control projects are occurring that are tied in with restoration projects. Project examples include; road upgrading or decommissioning, gully prevention and/or control, livestock control methods, and minor or small bank stabilization treatments.﻿﻿

Past Projects

Funding Provided by County Of Humboldt-Prop. 50﻿

Integrated Regional Water Management Mid Van Duzen River Ranch Road Sediment Reduction-HCRCD entered in to a cooperative working agreement with a local watershed group-the Yager/Van Duzen Environmental Stewards (Y.E.S.) to complete on-the-ground treatments on ranch roads to reduce sediment delivery to watercourses. 2013

Iaqua Ranch Roads Augmentation-This project accomplished additional treatment on 1500 feet of ranch roads and one stream crossing on private land that is under a perpetual conservation easement. 2011﻿﻿

Funding Provided by Department of Fish and Game/Fisheries Restoration Grants Program

Mill Creek Sediment Reduction-This project is to implement site specific erosion control measures to protect and improve spawning and rearing habitat for Chinook and Coho salmon and steelhead trout. Upgrade 22 sites on 5.15 miles of road to prevent potential delivery of approximately 15,862 cubic yards of sediment. Upgrade 20 stream crossings. 2012﻿

Grizzly Creek Coordination Planning-To develop ranch plans to set conservation and restoration goals to lead to improving spawning and rearing habitat of Coho and Chinook salmon and steelhead trout on ranches in the Grizzly Creek Watershed, tributary to the Van Duzen River. 2015

Lawrence Creek Sediment Reduction and Stream Habitat Improvement-Under grants from the Department of Fish and Game HCRCD is working in cooperation with Pacific Watershed Associates (PWA) to accomplish road decommissioning projects on private lands in the Freshwater Creek Watershed. 2015

Freshwater Creek and Cloney Gulch Road Decommissioning-Under grants from the Department of Fish and Game HCRCD is working in cooperation with Pacific Watershed Associates (PWA) to accomplish road decommissioning projects on private lands in the Freshwater Creek Watershed. 2012

Salmon Creek Road Decommissioning-This project is to implement site specific erosion control measures to protect and improve salmonid spawning and rearing habitat. Decommission 2.9 miles of road and 24 sites thereby saving approximately 2,748 cubic yards of sediment from delivery to Salmon Creek.2014﻿

Elk River and South Fork Eel River Road Decommissioning-Under grants from the Department of Fish and Game HCRCD is working in cooperation with Pacific Watershed Associates (PWA) to accomplish road decommissioning projects on private lands in the Elk River Watershed. 2012